Arsenal stormed to a third successive Champions League victory by blowing away Atletico Madrid 4-0 thanks to a devastating second-half broadside at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n
What had been a compelling clash with little between the sides in the first period on Tuesday became an Arsenal rout, with goals by Gabriel, Gabriel Martinelli and a brace from Viktor Gyokeres leaving Diego Simeone\u2019s side shell-shocked.
\nShortly after Julian Alvarez hit the crossbar for the visitors, Gabriel broke the deadlock by heading in a Declan Rice free kick in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n
Martinelli finished off a sweeping move seven minutes later, and Gyokeres then prodded his first goal of the night via a deflection as Arsenal ran riot, with the Swede ending a nine-game scoring drought for club and country.<\/p>\n
Gyokeres then bundled in his second, as Atletico were again unable to deal with a set piece.
\nVictory extended Arsenal\u2019s unbeaten run to nine games and put them on nine points in the group phase, well on the way to qualifying for the knockout phase.<\/p>\n
Atletico have three points and will have to dust themselves down after their six-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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